on 23 April 1943 Fletcher-class destroyer, USS Kidd DD-661 was commissioned with CDR Allan Roby in command.
MuseumShip at USS Kidd Veterans Museum, Baton Rouge, LA
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47 years ago today, on 23 April 1977, Gato-class submarine USS Croaker opened her doors as a museum ship in Groton, CT.
After 10 years the Navy revoked its agreement with the group citing a requirement for historical preservation of the vessel. Since 1988, Croaker has served as a museum ship at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military ParkCountyBuffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park in Buffalo, New York.
MuseumShip at Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, NY
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on 23 April 1924 PS Medway Queen was launched at Ailsa Shipbuilding Co., Troon Scotland
MuseumShip at The Medway Queen Preservation Society, Gillingham, UK
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23 April 1968 Oberon-class submarine HMAS Otway S-59 was commissioned
MuseumShip at Holbrook Submarine Museum, Holbrook, NSW, Australia
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on 22 April 1944 USCGC Bramble (WLB-392) was commissioned with LT Gabriel E. Pehaim in command
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